MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – It was a late fourth quarter run that propelled Goldey-Beacom over Millersville on New Year's Eve, 57-50. The Lightning outscored the Marauders 25-10 in the fourth, including 18-2 in the final five minutes of play to improve to 6-6 on the season and drop 'Ville to 1-9.
The Marauders led throughout the majority of the contest, leading at the end of each of the first three quarters and outscoring the Lightning in each of them as well. They saw their largest lead of the game (11) come with six minutes left in the fourth quarter, right before Goldey-Beacom made its eventual game-winning run.
The Marauders will now prepare for their first pair of PSAC East opponents this season, as they host Shepherd and Shippensburg next week.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- A Christa Ricks bucket at the 1:32 mark in the first capped off a 17-point quarter for the Marauders and gave them a lead going into the second.
- The Marauders caught fire midway through the second, going on a 9-2 run that gave them a 10-point lead with five minutes remaining in the quarter.
- Two fastbreak layups in a row for Chandera Jones-Aryeh late in the third gave 'Ville an 11-point lead with just over a quarter of play remaining.
- The Lightning offense erupted for a 25-point fourth quarter that included four three pointers, five free throws, and eight total field goals. They ended the game on a 18-2 run to earn a victory and move to .500.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- The Lightning held the edge in points off turnovers (17-14), second chance points (15-3), and bench points (21-18).
- The Marauders held the edge in points in the paint (36-26) and fast break points (9-5)
- Millersville finished the game shooting 39.6% from the floor, 30.% from beyond the arch, and 50% from the free-throw line. They shot a team-high 57.14% in the first quarter of play.
- Lauren Lister and La'Shyra Williams each scored 10 in the loss.
- Makiah Shaw grabbed eight rebounds.
- Brenna Ortwein dished out four assists.
POSTGAME REACTION FROM HEAD COACH SHARAY HALL
- Overall thoughts on the team's play: "Our play was a step in the right direction; However, we didn't get the result that we wanted in the end. I thought we let the game get away from us in that fourth quarter, just some bad decisions down the stretch, as well as letting them hit some threes that we didn't allow them to hit in the first half."
- On learning from today's close loss: "We have to put together four quarters in 40 minutes, I felt we put together a good first and third but when it came down to the second and fourth, we went up and down. We have to keep our energy consistent throughout 40 minutes as well, once we do that it'll result in a win."
- On PSAC East play: "We're excited for gearing up and getting ready to play our conference games. Right now it's about learning from this game and the experiences we've has this year and continuing to progress in order to make some noise in the east."
UP NEXT
- The Marauders will invite PSAC East foe, Shepherd in for a mid-week matchup on Wednesday, Jan. 5 at 5:30 p.m. in Pucillo Gymnasium.